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<term><option>--file=<replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></option></term>
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<para>
- Write the output to the specified file. This is particularly useful
- on Windows because output redirection does not work for child
- processes.
+ Send output to the specified file. If this is omitted, the
+ standard output is used.
</para>
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